{"id":1397846,"date":"2022-03-24T08:17:13","date_gmt":"2022-03-24T12:17:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1397846"},"modified":"2022-03-24T08:17:14","modified_gmt":"2022-03-24T12:17:14","slug":"as-midterms-approach-democrats-pretend-to-want-more-border-security","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/as-midterms-approach-democrats-pretend-to-want-more-border-security\/","title":{"rendered":"As Midterms Approach, Democrats Pretend To Want More Border Security"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fas-midterms-approach-democrats-pretend-to-want-more-border-security%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1397846&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/dw-wp-production.imgix.net\/2022\/03\/Border-e1648078874325.jpg?w=1200&#038;h=800&#038;ixlib=react-9.3.0\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" alt=\"image\" \/><\/div>\n<p><span>As encounters at the southern border continue to increase, and midterm elections approach, Democrats seem to be shifting their messaging on border security. The Daily Wire\u2019s Ben Johnson joined Georgia Howe and John Bickley for Thursday\u2019s episode of \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/listen\">Morning Wire<\/a>\u201d to explain Democrats\u2019 changing strategy on the border.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Johnson highlighted President Joe Biden\u2019s \u201csurprising\u201d mention of border security during his \u201cState of the Union\u201d address on March 1. He also mentioned that \u201cthe message has filtered down through the party ranks. The newspaper Roll Call, which covers Capitol Hill, ran a story on Tuesday,\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/rollcall.com\/2022\/03\/22\/democrats-emphasize-border-security-as-midterms-loom\/\"><span>titled<\/span><\/a><span> \u2018Democrats Emphasize Border Security as Midterms Loom.\u2019\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Democratic House members like Abigail Spanberger (VA) and Elissa Slotkin (MI) are supporting tighter border security \u201cthrough technology or by hiring more Border Patrol agents,\u201d Johnson said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Border encounters in February were up <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/news4sanantonio.com\/news\/nation-world\/encounters-at-southern-border-increased-63-since-last-year-350-since-2020-data-shows\"><span>63%<\/span><\/a><span> from the same month last year as nearly 165,000 illegal immigrants flooded into the U.S. last month. \u201cOur southern border is still totally uncontrolled,\u201d Johnson said. \u201cThe number of encounters at the border in February <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/news4sanantonio.com\/news\/nation-world\/encounters-at-southern-border-increased-63-since-last-year-350-since-2020-data-shows\"><span>increased 63%<\/span><\/a><span> compared to last year, which was the largest in U.S. history.\u201d He went on to explain that the 165,000 number doesn\u2019t even account for migrants who escaped border patrol apprehension. From October through February alone, 220,000 illegal immigrants got away from Border Patrol agents, Johnson explained, citing a February Fox News <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/220000-illegal-immigrants-evaded-border-patrol-since-october-source\"><span>report<\/span><\/a><span>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Johnson pinned the blame on the Biden administration for the drastic increase in border crossings and the decrease in deportations since President Donald Trump left office in January 2021. \u201cAll in all, ICE has reported 2.5 million border encounters during the Biden presidency,\u201d he said. \u201cOf course, that includes a <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/3-stories-the-media-ignored-this-week\"><span>record-breaking 1.7 million<\/span><\/a><span> known illegal entries in 2021.<\/span> <span>As the number of border crossings hit a record high last fiscal year, deportations fell by 30% \u2014 and they look to be even lower this year.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Sen. James Lankford (R-OK) has spoken out about the crisis at the border recently, even as media attention has turned away from it to focus on other issues such as the war in Ukraine and record high inflation.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cMorning Wire\u201d played a clip of Lankford discussing the border crisis with colleagues on the Senate floor. \u201cSo, not only on our Southern border are we seeing record numbers of high [sic] coming in, inside the country, it\u2019s record low numbers actually being deported out. This is by design. This is not accidental. The policies that have been put in place on our southern border were put in place to encourage people, quite frankly, to be able to cross the border,\u201d Lankford said, pointing to a graph that detailed border encounter numbers rising under Biden.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"und\"><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Hq0bRMiYLk\">pic.twitter.com\/Hq0bRMiYLk<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Sen. James Lankford (@SenatorLankford) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SenatorLankford\/status\/1504217516041723909?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 16, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span>\u201cAnd things will only get worse when the Biden administration rescinds Title 42,\u201d Johnson told the hosts, referring to a Trump-era rule that allows Border Patrol to expel more migrants from the country due to COVID-19, even if they are seeking asylum.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>When asked why an increase in border crossing poses such a risk, Johnson explained, \u201cThe administration tacitly admits an uncontrolled border poses a national security threat in a new ICE <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ice.gov\/doclib\/eoy\/iceAnnualReportFY2021.pdf\"><span>report<\/span><\/a><span> released on March 11. It says that just over two-thirds<\/span> <span>of the people deported this year were classified as \u2018threats to either border security or to public safety.\u2019\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>That report also states:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em><span>The remainder represented other national security priorities or public safety threats.<\/span><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><span>The percentage of convicted criminal removals increased from 56 percent of ICE removals in FY 2020 to 66 percent of ICE removals in FY 2021.<\/span><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><span>2,718 of those removed were known or suspected gang members.<\/span><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><span>Another 34 were designated as known or suspected terrorists.<\/span><\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span>The likelihood of politicians in Washington getting anything done soon to ebb the flow of illegal immigration seems low, however.\u00a0<\/span><span>\u201cBoth parties are divided,\u201d Johnson commented. \u201cEven more moderate Democrats emphasize what they call comprehensive immigration reform, which includes amnesty for at least some portion of the population that\u2019s in this country illegally. The party\u2019s more progressive wing, led by AOC, still wants to \u2018<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/aoc\/status\/1351236031065038848?lang=en\"><span>abolish ICE<\/span><\/a><span>.\u2019\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Even Republicans, who tend to favor more border security, don\u2019t seem to have a cohesive plan, Johnson told \u201cMorning Wire.\u201d \u201cOn the other side, Republicans are also split, with some favoring partial amnesty, and others saying amnesty rewards lawbreaking with U.S. citizenship \u2014 so it\u2019s not likely to get resolved before the midterms.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><em>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest growing conservative media companies for breaking news, investigative reporting, sports, podcasts, in-depth analysis, books, and entertainment for a reason: because we believe in what we do. We believe in our country, in the value of truth and the freedom to speak it, and in the right to challenge tyranny wherever we see it. Believe the same? <a class=\"in-cell-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Become a member now and join our mission<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As encounters at the southern border continue to increase, and midterm elections approach, Democrats seem to be shifting their messaging on border security. 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